A Manhattan appeals court is deciding whether to release ten years of NYPD decisions about police abuses, after the De Blasio administration challenged a lower court ruling to block the information from becoming public.

The New York Civil Liberties Union sued the NYPD for the information from the Civilian Complaint Review which details how the department reviews claims of police misconduct.

“We want to see the decisions of the Police Department so we understand how their, essentially, deciding these misconduct trials,” NYCLU attorney Christopher Dunn said.

“This is especially important at a time when police departments across the country, including the NYPD, are under increased scrutiny for lack of accountability,” NYCLU said in a statement.

The NYPD has argued that the information is protected by a section of the city’s Civil Rights Law that keeps police officers’ personnel and misconduct records confidential.

Judges from the Appellate Division First Department heard oral arguments on the case on Thursday. They are expected to issue a ruling in the coming weeks.